Description
What are SNAPs labs?
• Combine station-based learning with the key features of inquiry-based labs
• Engage students through different learning styles and skill sets
• Integrate science, math, literacy, problem-solving, and engineering skills
• Encourage students to investigate, analyze, and solve problems
• Develop CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) writing skills
• Help students apply scientific ideas to real-world situations
• Build the skills students need to think and work like scientists
Each SNAPs Lab Station Activity includes five components:
• Science Skills Station to develop science skill proficiency
• Narrative Station to build science literacy
• Assessment Station to evaluate learning and understanding
• Problem-Solving Station to foster engineering design
• Synthesis Station and Project to inspire higher-order learning
Important Notes:
• Download the FREE Setup Guide for best practices and editable documents
• Download a FREE SNAPs Lab Stations Activity to learn more about my labs
The activities at each station in this lab are detailed below.
Malnutrition Lab Stations Activity Learning Objectives
1. Define calorie and describe a healthy caloric intake.
2. Discuss the features (macronutrients and micronutrients) of a healthy diet.
3. Develop a meal plan that promotes a healthy diet and protects against malnutrition.
4. Define malnutrition and identify the causes of malnutrition.
5. Compare undernourishment, overnourishment and micronutrient deficiency.
6. Discuss diseases associated with malnutrition and describe their detrimental effects.
7. Interpret and analyze statistical data important to obesity and overnourishment, hunger and undernourishment and micronutrient deficiencies.
Science Skills Station
Students will be presented with tables, graphs and maps important to understanding statistics that describe overnourishment and obesity, undernourishment and hunger and micronutrient deficiencies worldwide. They will use the data to study the prevalence, mortality and disease associated with malnutrition. Students will conduct short research to understand the importance of six essential micronutrients (iron, vitamin A, vitamin D, iodine, folate and zinc) and the diseases associated with their deficiencies.
Narrative Station
Students will read about food and nutrients and watch a video about calories. Students will read and watch videos about malnutrition as well. A video about obesity is included.
Assessment Station
Students will answer questions about key terms and ideas relating to malnutrition. Students must employ lower, mid and higher order thinking skills to answer these questions.
Problem-Solving Station
Students will develop a healthy meal plan that protects against malnutrition. They will conduct research to identify features of a healthy diet and use that research to develop a five-day meal plan. Students will conduct a second activity to learn more about diseases caused by overnourishment and undernourishment – childhood obesity and stunting.
Synthesis Station
Students will compose a CER (claim-evidence-reasoning) report to summarize the lab. Students are provided the claim statement and must support the claim with observations, data and other information gathered in the lab. Students will explain how the evidence supports the claim using scientific reasoning.
Synthesis Project
Students will have a choice of 11 projects. Refer to the SNAPs Lab Stations Best Practices and Setup Guide for directions and suggestions on how to conduct the project.
Materials Required:
3 Computers or tablets
1/8th inch hole puncher
Cardstock
1/8th inch wooden dowels
Rubber bands
Red or pink long balloons
Long balloon pump
Clear tape
Orange and yellow tape*
Latex gloves (optional)
Ruler
Stopwatch
Clothespins
LINKS TO VIDEOS
This laboratory requires internet to access videos. Videos are hosted on SafeShare.TV so to safely watch and share educational YouTube videos without ads, comments and other distractions. SafeShare.TV link included. Full link to original YouTube video(s) included.
What is included with each lab activity?
• Printable Lab Activity – ready-to-use student lab materials
• Digital Lab Activity – compatible with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Google Form Assessment – editable, self-grading Assessment Station
• Editable Word Document – customize lab activities to meet students’ needs
DIGITAL COMPONENTS
• Digital lab activities are compatible with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Students can type responses and manipulate text boxes
• Students can create tables, graphs, and diagrams
• Students can also insert images and drawings directly into their work
• The Assessment Station is included as an editable, self-grading Google Form
• Digital activities support paperless, independent, and flexible learning
Important Note: Digital lab activity pages cannot be edited by the teacher; however, all student response features remain interactive.
EDITABLE COMPONENTS
An editable Microsoft Word (.docx) file is included with:
• Pre-Lab and Post-Lab Activities
• Lab Overview
• Lab Station Activities and Questions
• Directed Synthesis Project (when applicable)
• Essential diagrams, tables, graphs, and illustrations
Editable files allow teachers to:
• Modify activities to meet students’ needs
• Adjust materials based on available resources
• Create single-period mini-labs using individual stations
Important Note: Decorative clipart is not included in editable files.
TERMS OF USE
• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.
• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.
• Intended for classroom and personal use only.
• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.
• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.
• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
